All tablets.

SAA 13 201. Trampled Writing Boards (CT 53 622)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) writing boar[ds ...] (2) of boxwood [...] (3) was trampled upon [...]. (4) The writing board[s ...] (5) appeara[nces ...] (6) flesh [...] (7) he/they [...] (Rest destroyed)

~665 BCE·

Neo-Assyrian

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SAA 13 202. Fragment Mentioning Harran (CT 53 653)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) to [......] (3) the gods o[f ......] (4) ... [......] (5) of/which [......] (Break) (e. 1) [...... to] 30 ye[ars ......] (e. 2) [...... to] the king, my lord I [......] (e. 3) [......] ... for the table [......] (e. 4) [......] ... the citizens of Harran [......] (e. 5) [......] ... [......]

Writing & Literature·Religion & Myth

SAA 13 203. (no title) (CT 53 662)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) On the 10th day, the statues [...] (r 2) Total: statue of Marat-[...] (r 3) we have [...] (r 4) [...] ... [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 204. (no title) (CT 53 681)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [which] he/they [...] (3) [...] their [me]ssenger (4) [...] within the bedro[om] (5) [...] spoke to [us] (6) [...] within ... [...] (7) [...] ... [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 205. (no title) (CT 53 738)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 1) [... the sta]tue of the king [...] (r 2) [...] to [...] (r 3) [...] in the begin[ning ...] (r 4) [... t]o the ki[ng ...] (r 5) [......] ... [...]

SAA 13 206. (no title) (CT 53 896)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) of the images [...] (3) which is before [......] (4) in the morn[ing ...] (5) in the temple [......] (6) they will plac[e ......] (7) of/which the king [......] (8) the magaz[ine ...] (9) in the house/temple [......] (r 1) Ti[......] (and) (r 2) Sin-[......], (r 3) brothers [of ......] (r 4) On the 9th o[f ......] (r 5) saying, "[NN] (r 6) the priest [... t]o [NN] (r 7) the temple steward [...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 207. Priests’ Helpers (CT 53 899)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) May [DNN] bless [the king, my lord]. May Bel [and Nabû] give to [the king, my lord], a [life] of [lon]g days. [May the king, my lord, by] the command of [...] and [..., whose] shepherd[ship] is as eternal as [heaven and earth], exercise kingship [...] years of reign. (7) [As to what the king], my lord, wrote to me: "Make known to me the names of the priests [... and] the [...] of their gods [...]" — (11) [......] temple [...] (Break) (r 3) These are the ones who are stand[ing] in for their fathers: Ahu-riba, son of the boatman, Ahušina, chariot-[knight], and…

SAA 13 208. (no title) (CT 53 901)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) We raised [them] from their places and lined them up on ... [...]. On the 16th, we will bring them [into ...].

SAA 13 209. (no title) (CT 53 909)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [...] their [mess]engers [...] (3) [...] as follows [......] (4) [...] meat ... [...] (5) We did not see. The work about which [...] issued [an order] to us [...] (6) As much as we did not [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 210. (no title) (CT 53 925)

(Beginning destroyed) (2) [... A]ssyri[a ...] (3) ... [...] ... to Nabû-iddina, (4) to Nabû-tartiba-uṣur (r 1) (Break) (r 2) [... l]ette[r ...] (r 3) [...] ... [...] (r 4) [...] ... day 14 (r 5) [...] ... day 15 [...] (r 6) I ... [...] of carnelian (r 7) My [sac]rifices to [...] (Remainder destroyed)

SAA 13 001. If There is Extra Serpentine, You May Have Some (KAV 114)

(1) The word of the king to Aššur-mudammiq, Aššur-šarru-uṣur and Aššur-hussanni. I am well — you may be happy too. (8) Concerning the serpentine that is in the house of the temple steward about which you wrote to me — it is good that you wrote and informed me. (13) Now then, I will write that they check on the extra stones about which you told me. They will give (you) as many as are appropriate to give for (such) work.

SAA 13 005. There will be an Intercalary Adar (ABL 1258)

(1) Order of the king to Nabû-iddina and to the clergy of Cutha. I am well, you may be content. (8) Be informed that there will be an intercalary Adar (XIII). [Perform the festival] and rites [of] my [god]s [in a propitious month]. (Traces of date on reverse)

SAA 13 010. No Deliveries from Talmusu on the [5th] of Kanunu (ABL 1384)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Marduk-šallim-ahhe, the one who blesses you. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Bel, Nabû, Sin, Šamaš, Ištar of Nineveh, and Ištar of Arbela very greatly bless the king, my lord. May they give to the king, my lord, long days and years of physical well-being. (15) This [5th day] of Kanun (X) belongs to Talmusu. No oxen, no rams — nothing whatever has been brought. For the sake of the life of the king, my lord, his name, and [his] progeny, I have carried out the sacrifices before Aššur and the gods of the king, my lord. I have prepared the entire…

SAA 13 021. Big Problems with Sheep Deliveries (CT 53 129)

(1) [To the king, my lord]: yo[ur servant, Dadî]. Good heal[th to the king, my lord]. May Nabû and [Mardu]k ble[ss] the [king, my lord]. (5) Your father ma[de] a decision. The previous year, the king [...]ed 10,000 sheep [...]. Now then, it's been four year[s s]ince they would give (any). The servants o[f the king] have dispersed [the sheep. ....] (15) The king, my lord, [commanded]: "[The ...] shall provide these sheep [...]," (but) the [...] are assigning [...] to the prefect and giving [the sheep]. (r 5) Now (it is) the second year (that) Raṣappa and Arzuhina refuse to give the tribute shee…

SAA 13 040. (no title) (KAV 113)

(1) Letter of Taqiša to Aššur-šarru-uṣur. (3) Good health to my brother. (4) Concerning the (offering) pipes of Adad and Babu, I have written to the palace. They said the following: "The first day of Shebat is good. Let them break through and set to work. Let them apply themselves and perform the work quickly." (11) I am now writing to you: instruct the carpenters about the woods which we selected and make (everything) clear to them. (15) Let them set to work and do a good job on the first day (of Shebat). (r 1) Also for the rest of your work, don't be negligent. Apply yourselves and do a good…

SAA 13 041. (no title) and envelope (= SAA 13 042) (KAV 112, KAV 206)

(1) Letter of the temple steward to the temple steward. (3) Good health to my brother. May Aššur and Ešarra bless my brother. (5) Now I am sending you the hundurāyus. The day they arrive, give them two sets of massuku textiles at once, so that they may perform the work with them in the king's service. (13) What else? Don't be negligent. Send them immediately on their way. Don't delay them. Let them come on account of their work. (env r 1) Good heal[th to] my brother. (env r 2) May Aššur and Ešarra bless my br[ot]her.

SAA 13 070. Sacred Marriage of Nabu and Tašmetu (ABL 0366)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nergal-šarrani. Good health to the king, my lord. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king, my lord. (6) Tomorrow, on the 4th day, in the evening, Nabû and Tašmetu will enter the bedroom. On the 5th day, they will serve (them) the royal banquet. The 'inspector' will attend. They will bring the lion-head (rhyton) and a tallakku-object to the palace. From the 5th to the 10th, the gods will be in the bedroom, and the 'inspector' will sit by. On the 11th, Nabû will go out and stretch his legs. He will go to the game park and kill wild oxen. (Then) he will ascend…

SAA 13 119. Fragmentary Report Concerning Egyptian Horses (ABL 1427)

(1) [To] the king, [my] lo[rd]: your [servant Nabû-šumu-iddina]. The very be[st] of health to [the king, my lord]! May Nabû and Mar[duk] bless the king, my lord! (7) The 5 wounded Egyptian horses from Adad-ereš [abou]t which the king, my lord, wrote to me [...]... Egypt [......] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 13 135. It Is Not an Ancient Ritual (CT 53 965)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) I will go to [...]. There is [a ritual]. In [the month of ...], on the 16th day, in the even[ing, Ištar] will g[o] through the great gate [and] descend into the cana[l ...]. There is a ritual [he will perform]. She will then come up from the canal, go under the gate of the temple of Nabû, and take a seat in the shrine's gate. [Th]ere is a [ritual] he will perfo[rm]. She will then go d[own] from the shrine's gate in[to the ...] of the palace which faces the [...] of the drinking place. He will fin[ish] 3 libation jars. This is not a ritual; this is nothing. It is not…

SAA 13 138. The Priest of Ea Robs the Temple (ABL 1389)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Bel, and Nabû bless the king, my lord. (6) Nabû-epuš, the priest of Ea, has stolen property from the temple. He peeled off and removed the golden ... from the massive (offering) table which is in front of Ištar. Nabû-nadin-apli, the temple guard, caught him red-handed. (14) Even before my time, the [pries]t of Ea committed a [thef]t, but they (the temple authorities) retrieved it and covered it up. (r 1) The king should question him about both (cases). (r 2) When the king, my lord, had…

SAA 13 139. Bel Reconciles with Mullissu (ABL 1249)

(1) [I] am the Lord. I have entered and made peace with Mullissu. (3) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria whom she raised, fear not! I am the Lord. (6) I have forgiven you (Mullissu). Assurbanipal is in a country which is loyal. Together with his country, I have forgiven you. (10) I departed safely and securely from your city. Mercy, compassion ... (Break) (r 3) I entrea[ted] and prayed to the Lord. I (then) dispatched Nabû-šarru-uṣur, a tracker of my contingent. (Space) (r 5) To the king, my lord: your servant, Aššur-hamatu'a. May Aššur and Ištar bless the king.

SAA 13 144. Report of a Prophecy (CT 53 969)

(1) To the king, my lord: your servant, Nabû-reši-išši. Good health to the king, my lord. May Aššur, Ištar, Nabû, and Marduk let the king, my lord, live 100 years. (10) The sacrifices of the king [...] have been performed on the [14]th [day], the 16th, [the 18th], the 20th [......] (Break) (r 2) [... ] will go (r 3) [...] ... (r 4) [...] ... [...] (r 5) [...] within [...] (r 6) ... [...] (r 7) she prophesied: "Why did you give the [...]-wood, the grove, and the ... to the Egyptians? Say in the king's presence that they should be given back to me. I will (then) give total abundance [to] his [..…

SAA 13 147. Ištar Has Gone to the Divine ‘Party’ (ABL 0876)

(1) [To the king, my lord: your servant], Marduk-[...]. [Good health] to the ki[ng, my lord.] May [Aššur,] Sin, [Šamaš, Nabû], and Mar[duk] very greatly bless the king, [my lord]. (8) The king, my lord, knows that Ištar of Arbela is powerful. She has gone up to the divine 'party' in Arbela. I am holding a horse for the chief victualler, but he refuses to accept it from me, [nor will he allow] me to transfer it. (r 1) [...] is passing by on account of it. (r 2) They should take a horse from the palace and give me a sealed order concerning the chief victualler (to the effect) that he should give…

SAA 13 157. Theft of a Gold Statue of Erra (ABL 1372)

(Beginning destroyed) (3) [...] the middle [...] (4) He has given out [silv]er and gold from the house of Nabû-šallim-[ahhe], saying: "I have given (it) to the [...]-official of Nabû-šallimšunu." (7) The [...], a servant of Nabû-šallim-ahhe, said the following: "When the king transferred me from Nineveh to Calah, and when the deportees petitioned for barley rations and the cupbearer returned from Calah for the rations, I sealed his (load of) produce on the second day out from the Succession Palace and brought out the golden Warrior Erra from inside it." (15) And the temple stewardess says:…

SAA 13 178. Report to Esarhaddon on Recent Events in Babylonia (BBEA)

(1) To the king of the lands, my lord: your servant Šuma-iddin. May Nabû and Marduk bless the king of the lands, my lord. (3) I was coming to the king, my lord, (but) when Mar-Issar came saying: "I will inscribe the pedestals" — as far as he was concerned there was nothing worth looking at. (So) I was delayed in his presence. As soon as he has finished with me here, I will come and kiss the feet of the king, my lord. (10) The statues of the king which Mar-Issar brought here, saying: "Inspect (them), and let the one which is perfect stand" — when the scholars and I, (all) servants of the king,…

SAA 13 186. The Weavers Have Not Given the Garments (SAAB 02 72)

(1) To the king, lord of kings, [my lord]: your servant, Aplaya, the priest of Kurba'il. Good health to the king, my lord. May Adad, Šala, and Šarrat-nakkanti— the gods who dwell in Edurhenunna — bless the king, my lord, and keep him alive. May they give the king, my lord, happiness and physical well-being. May they grant long days and everlasting years to the king, my lord. (Break) (r 2) [...] I did [n]ot wr[ite/send]. (r 3) [... the we]avers have [not] given the cloth[ing]. Perhaps [the king], m[y lord], will say: "From where did they issue them in the past?" They used to issue the work-quot…

SAA 13 211. (no title) (CT 53 957)

(Beginning destroyed) (r 2) to the ki[ng ...] (r 3) in regard to the rite(s) [...] (r 4) let this [...] (r 5) [... o]f someo[ne/somethi[ng ...] (r 6) May [B]el (and) Nabû [bless the king], m[y lord]. (r 8) Nisan 15th day, [epo]nym year of Gabbaru.

SAA 21 001. Proclaiming the Might of Marduk (ABL 0926)

(1) To the Babylonians, the men under my protection: thus (speaks) Assurbanipal, king of Assyria, who reveres [Marduk]. I, my palace [and my country] are well; may you, [great] and small, be well; may you be h[appy] from this day on. (6) Hear of the might of Mardu[k ...], behold his august heroism [...], praise his great godhead [...]! May the first one see and r[ecount], may the last one hear how [...]. (11) Ever since my childhood until m[y] adulthood I have trusted in the Lady Zarpa[nitu]; father and mother did not raise me. [The great gods] presented me with truth and right[eousness],…

SAA 21 002. This No-Brother has Alienated You (Fs Grayson 227-234)

Beginning destroyed (1') [I have heard] the words [that th]is [no-br]oth[er] has concoct[ed], that he has spoken to you and that you have believed [him]. (3') I swear by Aššur (and) Marduk, my gods, that I did not know, nor have I said a word of what he has spoken to you, nor has anybody given me such advice! They are all but lies and vain words which he has invented and spoken for his own purposes. (7') And look at him now! After his revolt, as soon as I had robed (in purple) all the Babylonians who were captured at the first fighting and taken into my presence, and had tied a mina of silver…

SAA 21 003. Don't Listen to Šamaš-šumu-ukin! (652-II-23) (ABL 0301)

(1) The king's word to the Babylonians: I am well; you can be glad. (3) The words of wind that this no-brother has spoken to you have been related to me. I have heard them; they are but wind, do not believe him. (6) I swear by Aššur (and) Marduk, my gods, that I have never thought in my heart or said by my mouth any of the detestable things that he has spoken against me. It is nothing but a scheme that he has devised in order to make the name of the Babylonians, who love me, detestable along with him. (14) But I will not listen to it. Your brotherhood with the Assyrians and your privileged…

SAA 21 004. Perhaps Babylon Can Still be Saved (ABL 0571)

Beginning destroyed (1') [The king's word to the Babylonians: I am well]; you can be glad. (2') [The day] you see this [letter], speak [with] your hearts, take with you any number of the Babylonians, your brothers, whose hearts you know and who have (any) responsibility (left) in [them], and come over before Milki-r[am] the cohort commander and Aššur-da[''inanni], the commander-in-chief, because they are about to throw (their forces) agai[nst] Babylon, in accordance with what you said: (14') "Let us go and speak to our brothers, rend our garments, take heart, and discuss with them the things…

SAA 21 006. Offerings for Babylon (ABL 1146)

Beginning destroyed (2') as [......] (3') I sei[zed ...] (4') you (pl.)[......] (5') your name [......] (6') and to [......] (7') My eyes are upon you; if you return, I will do justice to you. (9') And [I am thin]king about you and your offerings for Babylon. (uninscribed) (r 1) I am [now] sending to you the chieftains of the land of Akkad. Do everything you can do; and if it is against you[r he]earts, do it as soon as you can co[pe with it]. rest uninscribed

SAA 21 007. God has Commanded the Destruction of the Land of Akkad (ABL 1165)

Beginning destroyed (1) your [...]s have been seized and despised in my name, your houses have been destroyed for my sake. (4) We did not know (about it, and so) did not overwhelm (them); wie had been asleep (but) we woke up and caused the army to attack. (6) From the beginning, why and for what reason did he do what he did? And the rebels who devised this plot, what fortune did they gain for themselves? Perhaps God himself has commanded the destruction of the Land of Akkad. What can we say? [...] before God. (r 4) [I shall do] as Aššur, Marduk and my [gods] enable me (to do). (r 6) Truly, he…

SAA 21 008. Fire Will Burn the Land of Akkad

Beginning destroyed (2) [......] You should have info[rmed …] (3) [...of] your [hea]rt is a sin of the land [...] (4) [......] rebellion [...] (5) [......] I want to bring [NN] to the top [...] (6) [......] of the magnates against [......] (7) [... hors]es with us [...] (8) [If] we go [with] them, wh[at shall we] take? (9) [...] Nabû-šezib of Ba[zu] (10) [...] to the sinners [...] (11) [...] You should have avoi[ded] rebellion ... [...] (12) [......] this …… his house [...] (13) [...in] his presence, to level into one [...] (14) [......] Did [he not] say to him: "I´ll now go go [to GN (which…

SAA 21 009. Duplicate of No. 8 (CT 53 248)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') Did he retur[n] this [stat]ue [...], in which [......] trust? (3') He will “restore” to life [the whol]e [land], which [acknowledges] the name of the son of Nippur [...]. (And) [when] he has “restored” (it), yo[u will know that the Babyl]onians [look] for drinking [blood]. They will not rev[ive the ... of] your [he]art (but) will displace y[ou in the Sealand ...]. (7') [Perhaps God] has c[ommanded the destr]uction of those who lie habitually. [I]f you fear [his investigation, do not besmirch your] name [and do not deliver] your city for destruction! [If you guard…

SAA 21 010. Sparing Babylon (CT 53 496)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...... Ba]bylon (2') [......] words (3') [...... i]s placed (4') [...... to s]pare (5') [......]when/if (6') [......] Assyria (7') [......] his [...] (8') [......] He may not eat fish, (9') [he shall drink] beer, and he will be well. (10') [I swear by Aššur and] Marduk, my gods, (11') [that ......] Elam (Rest destroyed) (completely broken away)

SAA 21 011. Fragment Relating to Babylon (CT 54 357)

(Beginning destroyed) (2') [...] Babyl[on ...] (3') [...] to [...] (4') [...] trus[t (pl.) in ...] (5') [...] I have gi[ven ...] (6') [...] the name of [...] (7') [...] ... [...] (8') [...] you wrot[e ...] (9') [...] ... [...] (10') [... B]abylo[n ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 012. I Raised You and Rescued You (CT 54 424)

(Obverse destroyed) (beginning broken away) (r 1') [......] ... [......] (r 2') [......] your [......] (r 3') [......] before yo[u ......] (r 4') [......] Don’t [y]ou [know...] (r 5') [......] that I raised yo[u ...] (r 6') [and] saved you [previ]ously? Yo[u ...] (r 7') Listen to this [...], do a good thing [......] (r 8') [among] yourselves and may [......] (r 9') [...] with you [......] (rest uninscribed)

SAA 21 014. Fragment Referring to Canonical Omen Texts (CT 54 163)

(Beginning destroyed) (4') P[N ......] (5') the ki[ng ......] (6') day [......] (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 1') of the gods [......] (r 2') the chief eu[nuch ......] (r 3') does not kno[w ......] (r 4') I have heard [......] (r 5') Enūma Anu En[lil ...] (r 6') Alan[dimmû ...] (r 7') when/if [......] (r 8') the man [......] (Break) (l.e. 1) Nabû-šarru-uṣur says [......] (l.e. 2) arrives there [.......]

SAA 21 015. Fragment Mentioning Literary Texts and Zer-Babili (CT 54 244)

(Beginning destroyed) (1') [...] ... [...] (2') [Mar]duk, lord, subd[uer of ...] (3') [...] 21 lines [...] (4') Zeri-Babil[i ...] (5') Nabû-balassu-[iqbi ...] (6') Lu-ahu’[a ...] (Rest destroyed)

SAA 21 016. Cuthaeans in Samarra (652-VIl-5) (ABL 0944)

(1) The king’s word to Zakir (and) Kabtiya: I am well, you can be glad. (4) Concerning the Cuthaeans (and) the ar[chitect] who [receive provisions] in Samarra, whom you wrote me about, originally a[ll who went there] were servants whom [NN] int[roduce]d in the t[empl]e of Cutha, saying: “The son of Zakir [...] (11) the architec[t ......]” (rest broken away) (beginning broken away) (r 1') 4 servant[s ......]. (r 2') I will divid[e ......]. (r 3') Fear not, and don’t be negligent [...]! blank line (r 5') Month of Tishri (VII), 5th day, eponym year of Aššur-duru-uṣur. (rest blank)

SAA 21 017. Elders of Nippur Visiting the King (ABL 0287)

(1) [The king's word] to the Nipp[urians]: I am well; you can be glad. (4) Concerning Hannana, Rimut, and Aya-ila'i, the Ru'ueans about whom you wrote, it is good that you captured them. Now do not neglect to keep them under guard. (10) And as to what you wrote, "When we, 15 elders, came to visit the king, [half of us] entered [into] the king's [presence but half of us were rej]ected — (16) [it is in the first place the fault of Iss]ar-bani and the fault of the šandabakku and of your prefect, and in the second place of the overseer of the palace, who did not let you into my presence. (r 7) I…

SAA 21 018. His Weight of Gold to Whoever Catches Šamaš-šumu-ukin (ABL 0292)

(1) The king's word to Il[lil-ban]i and the Nippu[reans ol]d and young, every one of [my servants]: I am well; you can be glad. (5) You know that through the iron sword of Aššur and my gods you had that entire land consumed by fire, so that the land has retreated, been subjugated, and turned its face once again towards me. And now life has become narrow for him. (10) All the work that you have done since those days — behold, now [...] it is time for you to keep him under watch, and lest he escape, you are to seize all his roads. In all the roads, just as sieves are placed at the outlets of…

SAA 21 019. The Job is Not Yet Done (ABL 0561)

Beginning destroyed (2') [...] 50 m[en] (3') [...] you did not [...]. (4') They proceeded against them, and you saw nothing. Issaran-mušallim could go out, run about, and re-enter (Babylon) as he wished, and again you saw nothing. Should it have been him and had he been fleeing, would he not have escaped and got away just like that? (12') Ever since those times you have kept watch and made yourself a good name in my presence; and you are enj[oying] your 'salt' for this in my presence. (r 1) I know that from the very beginning those people have not loved you, and that you do not love them…

SAA 21 020. He is Shut up in the City with All His Forces (ABL 1186)

Beginning destroyed (1) “tak[e prisoners …….]; I shall send you forces.” (3') But you, when you saw this, why did you not kill those who were to be killed and take prisoners those who were to be taken prisoners? Certainly (the troops) who came were not more numerous than you! (8') Now fear not, but guard my temples. He is shut up in the city with all his forces, and my army is surrounding him. (12') Now, wherever you see a messenger of his, kill those who are to be killed and take prisoners those who are to be taken prisoners. (rest (one line) uninscribed) (uninscribed) (beginning (two lines)…

SAA 21 021. This Cripple is Trying to Get Out of the City (CT 54 464)

(1) [The king's word] to [Illil-bani]: I am w[ell; y]ou can be glad. (3) Now then I am writing to you: this cripple is trying to ... get out fortified zone. Be cautious, keep watch over him, (and) appre[hend him] in your hands. Once he has disappeared, what will ... him and who will [...] with him? (10) Stand by and [...] (11) will catch the pursued one [...] (12) Let [the guard] be strong [...]. (13) Don´t be negligent; [during] this [mont]h you, the sh[eikhs] and the Urukians [who are w]ith you should not be separated from one another. (17) [He] has power [to do] the things that you hear…

SAA 21 022. I'm Sending You Two Hundred Horses (ABL 0273)

(1) To Nabû-ušabši: (2) Concerning the horses about which you wrote, even before you wrote I sent the treasurer Aššur-gimilli-tere with the army. Do whatever is opportune to do, be it to block the canal or to [subjug]ate those people. (13) After the letter which you sent I am sending to you Bel-eṭir and Arbayu the cohort commander with 200 horses, to assist you in the work. (rest (2 lines) uninscribed)

SAA 21 023. Longer Version of No. 22 (ABL 0543)

(1) [The king's] wor[d to Nabû-ušabši]: (2) Conc[erning ... about which you wrote to me], "[Why has the king] remo[ved ... ?]" (4) I w[ro]te to you [a]s from [the beginning]: "You and the g[overnors], stay and work (together), and bring food to me." I w[ro]te to you [a]s from [the beginning]: ''You and the g[overnors], stay and work (together), and bring food to me." Did you not hear th[us]? . Now w[hy] did you say, "What is my fault?" It is not your fault! It is the fault of your colleagues, the governors whom I keep sending but who do not come, stay and work with you! (16) [As to what you…

SAA 21 024. Duplicate of No. 23 (ABL 1108)

Beginning destroyed (2') [“why] has] the king re[moved ...]?” (3') I w[ro]te to you [a]s from [the beginning]: "You and the governors, [stay] and work (together), and bring food to me." Did you not hear th[us] Now w[hy] did you say, "What is my fault?" It is not your fault! It is the fault of your colleagues, the governors whom I keep sending but who do not come, stay and work with you! (13') As to what you said, "May the king not abandon Ur, and may the Gurasimmu [not get lo]st to the king! What else [can be done]? Let me do it!" — [did I not send send the governor of Mazamua and the…

SAA 21 025. Draft of No. 23 (ABL 1244)

(Beginning destroyed) (1) As to what you said, ["May the king not abandon U]r, and may the Gurasimmu not get [lost to the king]! What else can be done? Let me do it!" — did I not send send the governor of Mazamua and the prefects, did they not keep watch with you, did they not weaken and did they not die for your defence? When I saw that they were weakening and dying, I sent orders to release them, (but) did I not appoint with you the governors of Lahiru and Arrapha? (r 1) And now, even befo[re you wrote me], I sent the treasurer Aššur-gimilli-terra with an army. Do whatever is opportune to…